Crossword-Solution: CROESUS
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Croesus | n. | A king of Lydia who flourished in the 6th century b. c., and was renowned for his vast wealth; hence, a common appellation for a very rich man; as, he is a veritable Croesus. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| CROESUS | anagram | COURSES, CROUSES, SCOUSER, SOURCES, SUCROSE |
We have 28 clues for the answer “CROESUS”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Multimillionaire. | 1 answer |
| Wealthy king of legend | 1 answer |
| Wealthy king of Lydia | 1 answer |
| Wealthy Lydian king | 1 answer |
| Wealth personified. | 1 answer |
| Wealth personification | 1 answer |
| Top income bracket man. | 1 answer |
| Rich king of Lydia. | 1 answer |
| Rich as ___ (fabulously wealthy) | 1 answer |
| Proverbially rich Lydian king | 1 answer |
| Millionaire of 6th Century, B. C. | 1 answer |
| Lydian king known for his wealth | 1 answer |
| Lydian king in a Herodotus fable | 1 answer |
| King known for his wealth | 1 answer |
| King credited with inventing gold coins | 1 answer |
| Fabulously rich ancient king | 1 answer |
| Classic millionaire. | 1 answer |
| A person of great wealth | 1 answer |
| A legendary wealthy person | 1 answer |
| Very wealthy person | 2 answers |
| Very rich man | 3 answers |
| Rich man. | 4 answers |
| PHRYGIAN ruler(s) | 6 answers |
| A VERY WEALTHY MAN | 10 answers |
| A WEALTHY MAN | 10 answers |
| A VERY WEALTHY OR POWERFUL BUSINESSMAN | 11 answers |
| plutocrat | 11 answers |
| wealthy person | 14 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
RTAEE
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with CROESUS (5)
One of these ambassadorial missions, undertaken at the command of Croesus, was the occasion of his death.
The liberty which we are supposing may be most completely given to them in the form of such a power as is said to have been possessed by Gyges the ancestor of Croesus the Lydian.
They imagined in the simplicity of their innocent hearts that she loved them for themselves, and have awakened, like other rich lovers, to the humiliating knowledge that a penniless neighbor was receiving the caresses that Croesus paid for.
Property makes of a poet either a Croesus or a beggar; only equality knows how to honor and to praise him.
Croesus often discovers as he grows old that he has neglected to provide himself with the only thing that "is a joy for ever"--a cultivated intellect--in order to amass a fortune that turns to ashes, when he has time to ask of it any of the pleasures and resources he fondly imagined it would afford him.
Quotes with CROESUS (2)
He asked, 'Croesus, who told you to attack my land and meet me as an enemy instead of a friend?'The King replied, 'It was caused by your good fate and my bad fate. It was the fault of the Greek gods, who with their arrogance, encouraged me to march onto your lands. Nobody is mad enough to choose war whilst there is peace. During times of peace, the sons bury their fathers, but in war it is the fathers who send their sons to the grave.
I've never understood it,' continued Wilfred Carr, yawning. 'It's not in my line at all; I never had enough money for my own wants, let alone for two. Perhaps if I were as rich as you or Croesus I might regard it differently.'There was just sufficient meaning in the latter part of the remark for his cousin to forbear to reply to it. He continued to gaze out of the window and to smoke slowly.'Not being as rich as Croesus - or you,' resumed Carr, regarding him from beneath lowe…
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Appears in: Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, New Yorker, NYT, Universal, USA TODAY, WSJ.
Used 25 times in crossword archives (1950–2025).